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The Independent: 9735

26/12/2017

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My turn, as Hoskins, to set today's Independent crossword. You can find the puzzle and solve/print it for free at the following link: http://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20171226#!201701
The link takes you to The Independent's crossword interface where you will find each daily Independent crossword, and also a free archive of Indy crosswords going back to June 2015. For those who are new to solving or want to see how a clue works, an essential companion site to the Independent is the blogging site Fifteen Squared which parses clues and provides a place for you to discuss them.

If you like today's puzzle and would like to solve more Hoskins grids at The Independent, then look for the following dates and puzzle numbers in the Indy archive (note that the puzzles numbers beginning with 1 are from The Independent on Sunday series):

#9731 - 20th Dec, 2017
#9725 - 13th Dec, 2017 - #1450 - 10th Dec, 2017 - #9714 - 30th Nov, 2017
#9707 - 22nd Nov, 2017 - #1447 - 19th Nov, 2017 - #1146 - 12th Nov, 2017
#9687 - 30th Oct, 2017 - #9682 - 24th Oct, 2017 - #1440 - 01st Oct, 2017
#9646 - 12th Sep, 2017 - #1436 - 03rd Sep, 2017 - #9621 - 14th Aug, 2017
#9610 - 01st Aug, 2017 - #9597 - 17th Jul, 2017 - #9585 - 03rd Jul, 2017
#9573 - 19th Jun, 2017 - #9564 - 08th Jun, 2017 - #1422 - 28th May, 2017
#9538 - 09th May, 2017 - #9525 - 24th Apr, 2017 - #1416 - 16th Apr, 2017
#1414 - 02nd Apr, 2017 - #9489 - 13th Mar, 2017 - #9477 - 27th Feb, 2017
#1408 - 19th Feb, 2017 - #9453 - 30th Jan, 2017 - #9442 - 17th Jan, 2017
#1402 - 08th Jan, 2017 - #9423 - 26th Dec, 2016 - #1395 - 13th Nov, 2016
#9358 - 11th Oct, 2016 - #9311 - 17th Aug, 2016 - #9287 - 20th Jul, 2016
#9255 - 13th Jun, 2016 - #9192 - 31st Mar, 2016 - #1356 - 21st Feb, 2016
#9106 - 21st Dec, 2015 - #1342 - 15th Nov, 2015 - #9016 - 07th Sep, 2015


Hope you enjoy my puzzle in today's Indy and take a wander around all the excellent archived puzzles and setters the Independent site has on offer.

​Oh, and Merry Xmas to all too!

Hoskins

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The Sunday Times: 4776

24/12/2017

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My turn in The Sunday Times today so why not go and get yourself a copy? Or, if you are a Times online subscriber, just get thee to the Crossword Club and give it a go online.
If you are new to The Times or The Sunday Times or just want to see how a clue works that you couldn't parse, an essential companion to the crossword is the site Times for the Times. There you'll find all the Times and Sunday Times crosswords blogged and also a find a place to discuss them. Please note that The Sunday Times crosswords are blogged the week after publication as they are prize puzzles.
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As ever, hope you enjoy the solve and a few clues and season's greeting from me to you.
​
Harry
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The Independent: 9731

20/12/2017

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My turn, as Hoskins, to set today's Independent crossword. You can find the puzzle and solve/print it for free at the following link: http://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20171220#!201701
The link takes you to The Independent's crossword interface where you will find each daily Independent crossword, and also a free archive of Indy crosswords going back to June 2015. For those who are new to solving or want to see how a clue works, an essential companion site to the Independent is the blogging site Fifteen Squared which parses clues and provides a place for you to discuss them.
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If you like today's puzzle and would like to solve more Hoskins grids at The Independent, then look for the following dates and puzzle numbers in the Indy archive (note that the puzzles numbers beginning with 1 are from The Independent on Sunday series):

#9725 - 13th Dec, 2017 - #1450 - 10th Dec, 2017 - #9714 - 30th Nov, 2017
#9707 - 22nd Nov, 2017 - #1447 - 19th Nov, 2017 - #1146 - 12th Nov, 2017
#9687 - 30th Oct, 2017 - #9682 - 24th Oct, 2017 - #1440 - 01st Oct, 2017
#9646 - 12th Sep, 2017 - #1436 - 03rd Sep, 2017 - #9621 - 14th Aug, 2017
#9610 - 01st Aug, 2017 - #9597 - 17th Jul, 2017 - #9585 - 03rd Jul, 2017
#9573 - 19th Jun, 2017 - #9564 - 08th Jun, 2017 - #1422 - 28th May, 2017
#9538 - 09th May, 2017 - #9525 - 24th Apr, 2017 - #1416 - 16th Apr, 2017
#1414 - 02nd Apr, 2017 - #9489 - 13th Mar, 2017 - #9477 - 27th Feb, 2017
#1408 - 19th Feb, 2017 - #9453 - 30th Jan, 2017 - #9442 - 17th Jan, 2017
#1402 - 08th Jan, 2017 - #9423 - 26th Dec, 2016 - #1395 - 13th Nov, 2016
#9358 - 11th Oct, 2016 - #9311 - 17th Aug, 2016 - #9287 - 20th Jul, 2016
#9255 - 13th Jun, 2016 - #9192 - 31st Mar, 2016 - #1356 - 21st Feb, 2016
#9106 - 21st Dec, 2015 - #1342 - 15th Nov, 2015 - #9016 - 07th Sep, 2015


Hope you enjoy my puzzle in today's Indy and take a wander around all the excellent archived puzzles and setters the Independent site has on offer.

Hoskins

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The Sunday Herald GK: 17th Dec, 2017

17/12/2017

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It's my turn, as Ned, to set the giant jumbo general knowledge puzzle in The Sunday Herald today. If you've not checked out the series before, then why not have a crack at it?
There are lots of lovely general knowledge clues, a definite Scottish flavour and the grid is a whopping 25x25 and should keep you entertained for a while. The paper is available throughout Scotland, but for those south of the border or elsewhere there are also some very reasonable online options for subscription giving access to the paper and all of its puzzles from cryptic to general knowledge.

Hope you enjoy the solve.
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Harry

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The Independent: 9725

13/12/2017

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My turn, as Hoskins, to set today's Independent crossword. You can find the puzzle and solve/print it for free at the following link: http://puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/cryptic-crossword-independent/?puzzleDate=20171213#!201701
The link takes you to The Independent's crossword interface where you will find each daily Independent crossword, and also a free archive of Indy crosswords going back to June 2015. For those who are new to solving or want to see how a clue works, an essential companion site to the Independent is the blogging site Fifteen Squared which parses clues and provides a place for you to discuss them.

If you like today's puzzle and would like to solve more Hoskins grids at The Independent, then look for the following dates and puzzle numbers in the Indy archive (note that the puzzles numbers beginning with 1 are from The Independent on Sunday series):

#1450 - 10th Dec, 2017 - #9714 - 30th Nov, 2017
#9707 - 22nd Nov, 2017 - #1447 - 19th Nov, 2017 - #1146 - 12th Nov, 2017
#9687 - 30th Oct, 2017 - #9682 - 24th Oct, 2017 - #1440 - 01st Oct, 2017
#9646 - 12th Sep, 2017 - #1436 - 03rd Sep, 2017 - #9621 - 14th Aug, 2017
#9610 - 01st Aug, 2017 - #9597 - 17th Jul, 2017 - #9585 - 03rd Jul, 2017
#9573 - 19th Jun, 2017 - #9564 - 08th Jun, 2017 - #1422 - 28th May, 2017
#9538 - 09th May, 2017 - #9525 - 24th Apr, 2017 - #1416 - 16th Apr, 2017
#1414 - 02nd Apr, 2017 - #9489 - 13th Mar, 2017 - #9477 - 27th Feb, 2017
#1408 - 19th Feb, 2017 - #9453 - 30th Jan, 2017 - #9442 - 17th Jan, 2017
#1402 - 08th Jan, 2017 - #9423 - 26th Dec, 2016 - #1395 - 13th Nov, 2016
#9358 - 11th Oct, 2016 - #9311 - 17th Aug, 2016 - #9287 - 20th Jul, 2016
#9255 - 13th Jun, 2016 - #9192 - 31st Mar, 2016 - #1356 - 21st Feb, 2016
#9106 - 21st Dec, 2015 - #1342 - 15th Nov, 2015 - #9016 - 07th Sep, 2015


Hope you enjoy my puzzle in today's Indy and take a wander around all the excellent archived puzzles and setters the Independent site has on offer.

Hoskins

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